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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2022: 425,884 (99% urban, 1% rural); it was 455,466 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 68,771
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 39,273
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 112,534
Renter-occupied apartments: 61,603 (it was 63,700 in 2000)
% of renters here:

36%
State:

33%

Land area: 307 sq. mi.

Water area: 335.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 1389 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Jefferson Parish: 97.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.5%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Jefferson Parish, LA (2022)
    • 210,55549.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 112,42426.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 66,94415.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 18,5434.4%Asian alone
    • 13,6243.2%Two or more races
    • 2,6080.6%Some other race alone
    • 7080.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 4780.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

40.3 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 206,748  (48.5%)
Females: 219,136  (51.5%)
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Average household size:
Jefferson Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,397 ($38,435 in 1999)
This county:

$61,397
Louisiana:

$55,416

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $948 (lower quartile is $776, upper quartile is $1,210)
This county:

$948
State:

$779


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $261,600 (it was $102,800 in 2000)
Jefferson:

$261,600
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $170,400 - $362,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $306,029
Here:

$306,029
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $276,740
Here:

$276,740
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $252,795
Here:

$252,795
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,761
Here:

$98,761
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,602
Here:

$148,602
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $63,582
Here:

$63,582
State:

$89,857

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,634
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $494

Institutionalized population: 2,649

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 46
  • Rapes: 54
  • Robberies: 165
  • Assaults: 998
  • Burglaries: 1126
  • Thefts: 5518
  • Auto thefts: 761

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 31
  • Rapes: 71
  • Robberies: 240
  • Assaults: 820
  • Burglaries: 892
  • Thefts: 6288
  • Auto thefts: 474
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Health of residents in Jefferson Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
71.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
55.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in Jefferson Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
69.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
45.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
78.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
68.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is about average.
30.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 482 buildings, average cost: $407,400
  • 2021: 635 buildings, average cost: $283,300
  • 2020: 590 buildings, average cost: $215,700
  • 2019: 547 buildings, average cost: $224,400
  • 2018: 581 buildings, average cost: $239,600
  • 2017: 457 buildings, average cost: $222,300
  • 2016: 442 buildings, average cost: $227,900
  • 2015: 390 buildings, average cost: $202,000
  • 2014: 340 buildings, average cost: $186,300
  • 2013: 244 buildings, average cost: $207,800
  • 2012: 186 buildings, average cost: $234,400
  • 2011: 225 buildings, average cost: $233,200
  • 2010: 274 buildings, average cost: $161,600
  • 2009: 350 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2008: 565 buildings, average cost: $152,400
  • 2007: 798 buildings, average cost: $148,100
  • 2006: 707 buildings, average cost: $167,000
  • 2005: 912 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2004: 1173 buildings, average cost: $140,400
  • 2003: 1168 buildings, average cost: $139,600
  • 2002: 937 buildings, average cost: $134,100
  • 2001: 715 buildings, average cost: $136,900
  • 2000: 699 buildings, average cost: $137,200
  • 1999: 820 buildings, average cost: $139,800
  • 1998: 722 buildings, average cost: $92,700
  • 1997: 635 buildings, average cost: $69,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Jefferson, LA residents
Average permit cost in Jefferson, LA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,539 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $883 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Jefferson, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Jefferson, LA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jefferson, LA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.1%
Jefferson Parish:

14.1%
Louisiana:

18.6%
(9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.6% for Black residents, 19.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.2% for American Indian residents, 35.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 19.6% for other race residents, 13.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.3 years old
(Males: 39.4 years old, Females: 41.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.8 years old, Black residents: 34.8 years old, American Indian residents: 45.3 years old, Asian residents: 39.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.6 years old, Other race residents: 31.5 years old)

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Terrytown, Harvey, Gretna, Estelle, River Ridge, Woodmere, Jefferson.

Jefferson Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Jefferson Parish:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.

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Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Louisiana:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Jefferson, LA
County total employment by year in Jefferson, LA
County average yearly wages by year in Jefferson, LA

Current college students: 25,389
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 49,573 (48.3% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson Parish:

11.6%
Whole state:

4.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 22,9072010 or later
  • 12,5022000 to 2009
  • 7,2521990 to 1999
  • 9,3141980 to 1989
  • 6,6841970 to 1979
  • 7,147Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Jefferson Parish marital status for males Jefferson Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 127,219
  • One, attached: 7,752
  • Two: 4,812
  • 3 or 4: 12,416
  • 5 to 9: 10,208
  • 10 to 19: 11,310
  • 20 to 49: 8,391
  • 50 or more: 8,795
  • Mobile homes: 3,713
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 128

Housing units in Jefferson Parish with a mortgage: 58,945 (5,176 second mortgage, 942 home equity loan, 2,382 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,536

Here:

98.3% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Jefferson Parish

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic148,82743
Evangelical Protestant57,266160
Mainline Protestant9,90830
Other9,66623
Black Protestant7,39432
Orthodox3001
None199,191-
Jefferson Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 107
Jefferson Parish:

2.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
Here:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 62
This county:

1.41 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 128
Jefferson Parish:

2.91 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 334
This county:

7.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson Parish:

11.2%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson Parish:

28.3%
State:

29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.5%
State:

13.7%

Agriculture in Jefferson Parish:

Average size of farms: 147 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,345
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $887.04
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,352
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.99%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,742
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.99
Vegetables: 70 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Jefferson Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 333.3 miles away from Jefferson Parish center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 190.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 168.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 140.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 285.6 miles away from Jefferson Parish center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 294.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 01, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4041: October 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4041, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson Parish (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 23
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 17, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tropical Storms: 6, Heavy Rain: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jefferson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 147,315 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled: 15,742 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 705 (0.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3,971 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 331 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,138 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 19,165 (10.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Honduras (34%)
  • Vietnam (9%)
  • Mexico (6%)
  • Cuba (6%)
  • Nicaragua (5%)
  • Guatemala (5%)
  • Dominican Republic (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson Parish


  • Italian (7%)
  • French (except Basque) (6%)
  • American (5%)
  • German (4%)
  • English (4%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in 2010:

  • 1,563 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 943 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 291 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 261 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 127 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 58 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 33 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 16 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 7 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 3 people in college/university student housing

People in group quarters in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in 2000:

  • 1,907 people in nursing homes
  • 691 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 430 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 270 people in other group homes
  • 194 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 178 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 147 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 133 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 89 people in religious group quarters
  • 81 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 69 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 51 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 49 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 32 people in military ships
  • 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 9 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 7 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 5 people in crews of maritime vessels
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $65,533.

5.61% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.61%
Louisiana average:

6.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.87% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($31,880 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($16,174 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:

1.74%
Louisiana average:

2.12%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Orleans Parish, LA  2.20% ($47,552 average AGI)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.29% ($52,288)
from St. Charles Parish, LA  0.24% ($44,879)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.18% ($61,972)
from St. John the Baptist Parish, LA  0.17% ($40,516)
from Plaquemines Parish, LA  0.13% ($46,427)
from Harris County, TX  0.12% ($60,155)


7.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.42%
Louisiana average:

7.33%


0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($118 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:

0.02%
Louisiana average:

0.02%

4.61% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($30,802 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($22,233 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:

2.80%
Louisiana average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Orleans Parish, LA  1.80% ($48,835 average AGI)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.87% ($61,674)
to St. Charles Parish, LA  0.33% ($46,452)
to Harris County, TX  0.27% ($61,275)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA  0.24% ($45,013)
to St. John the Baptist Parish, LA  0.23% ($36,455)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.21% ($49,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Jefferson Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Parish
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Parish
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Parish
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Parish
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Jefferson Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 67,397 (55,413 aged, 11,984 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 13,598 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,604)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (4,665)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,743)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,032)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,793)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,702)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,672)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,480)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,423)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (1,953)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.32
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,025
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 356
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47,053

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,444
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 934
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 92

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.6. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 105.2
  • Cut/Pierce - 8.0
  • Other - 20.4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 125.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 79.4
  • Poisoning - 18.2
  • Suffocation - 16.3
  • Other - 11.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 425,884
  • Male householders: 81,893 (27,007 living alone), Female householders: 95,032 (35,323 living alone)
  • 68,758 spouses (67,801 opposite-sex spouses), 13,605 unmarried partners, (13,126 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121,611 children (112,334 natural, 3,133 adopted, 6,144 stepchildren), 15,228 grandchildren, 4,687 brothers or sisters, 4,407 parents, 146 foster children, 9,188 other relatives, 8,066 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,263

Size of family households: 45,999 2-persons, 24,645 3-persons, 21,177 4-persons, 8,202 5-persons, 1,762 6-persons, 1,623 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,330 1-person, 10,172 2-persons, 596 3-persons, 419 4-persons.

44,893 married couples with children.
32,243 single-parent households (7,684 men, 24,559 women).

82.2% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,218,024,000 ($4,890 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $149,244,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $960,297,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $676,408,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,268,000
Federal grants: $314,185,000
Federal procurement contracts: $81,852,000 ($42,399,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $181,013,000 ($69,936,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,522,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $247,310,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,101,600,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 33,610
Here:

74 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 21,804
Here:

48 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4,487
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -18,479
Here -41 per 1000 residents
State -20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jefferson Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 85.21 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • Year house built in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • 1,1082020 or later
  • 7,0832010 to 2019
  • 16,9052000 to 2009
  • 18,9201990 to 1999
  • 39,2951980 to 1989
  • 45,5081970 to 1979
  • 31,9511960 to 1969
  • 20,4601950 to 1959
  • 6,7671940 to 1949
  • 6,7471939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • 6801 room
  • 3492 rooms
  • 9683 rooms
  • 9,7744 rooms
  • 20,7735 rooms
  • 27,3466 rooms
  • 19,3357 rooms
  • 15,5598 rooms
  • 17,5069+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • 6,1091 room
  • 4,6812 rooms
  • 10,4763 rooms
  • 18,6084 rooms
  • 11,1525 rooms
  • 6,9336 rooms
  • 3,0697 rooms
  • 6198 rooms
  • 2,9889+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • 711no bedroom
  • 2,0071 bedroom
  • 12,8522 bedrooms
  • 59,7403 bedrooms
  • 31,3274 bedrooms
  • 5,6535+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • 6,109no bedroom
  • 16,0281 bedroom
  • 26,3812 bedrooms
  • 12,6253 bedrooms
  • 3,0824 bedrooms
  • 4105+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,610no vehicle
  • 37,7971 vehicle
  • 48,6202 vehicles
  • 15,6443 vehicles
  • 6,1674 vehicles
  • 1,4525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,689no vehicle
  • 39,8531 vehicle
  • 13,6172 vehicles
  • 2,3433 vehicles
  • 1334 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

89.0% of Jefferson Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Louisiana.

Jefferson Parish:

89.0%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 308,075
  • Other state: 61,118
  • Northeast: 8,583
  • Midwest: 10,386
  • South: 34,775
  • West: 7,374
Year householders moved into unit in Jefferson Parish, LA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jefferson Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 59.0%Utility gas
  • 39.8%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 78.7%Electricity
  • 20.1%Utility gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13,577
Here:

32.8%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7,817
Here:

34.6%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,161
Here:

28.4%
Louisiana:

17.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Jefferson Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $100,000,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $321,820,000
    Hospital Public: $319,331,000
    Other: $119,970,000
    Other: $100,941,000
    Sewerage: $24,950,000
    Sewerage: $24,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,925,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,850,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $3,350,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,445,000
    Libraries: $1,240,000
    Police Protection: $669,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $374,013,000
    Hospitals: $327,898,000
    Police Protection: $137,821,000
    Police Protection: $135,220,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,485,000
    Local Fire Protection: $60,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $46,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,150,000
    Water Utilities: $39,627,000
    Regular Highways: $38,508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,835,000
    Sewerage: $37,599,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $34,693,000
    Health - Other: $34,427,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,345,000
    Sewerage: $33,935,000
    Water Utilities: $33,517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,648,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $32,275,000
    Regular Highways: $30,545,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,083,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $29,738,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,173,000
    Health - Other: $26,629,000
    Libraries: $18,184,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,907,000
    Libraries: $16,054,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,403,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,259,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,237,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,069,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,902,000
    General - Other: $4,936,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,988,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,242,000
    Parking Facilities: $670,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $32,075,000
    Other: $14,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,481,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,385,000
    Interest on Debt: $250,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $16,000
    Other - Police Protection: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,095,000
    Other: $6,279,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,353,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,336,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,571,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,765,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,147,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,073,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,621,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,324,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,278,000
    Interest Earnings: $875,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $35,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $5,902,000
    Police Protection: $5,371,000
    Health - Other: $1,190,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,123,742,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,013,991,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,009,000
    Water Utilities: $34,331,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,293,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,141,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,098,000
    Other: $7,807,000
    Other: $7,638,000
  • Tax - Property: $266,829,000
    Property: $249,945,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $56,018,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,305,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $13,153,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $11,805,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,840,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,000,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,352,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,184,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,991,000
    Other License: $3,890,000
    Other License: $3,420,000
    Severance: $1,001,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $375,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $246,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $236,000
    Public Utility License: $130,000
    Public Utility License: $110,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $147,585,000
    : $10,172,000

Jefferson Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $100,000,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $321,820,000
    Hospital Public: $319,331,000
    Other: $119,970,000
    Other: $100,941,000
    Sewerage: $24,950,000
    Sewerage: $24,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,925,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,850,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $3,350,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,445,000
    Libraries: $1,240,000
    Police Protection: $669,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $374,013,000
    Hospitals: $327,898,000
    Police Protection: $137,821,000
    Police Protection: $135,220,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,485,000
    Local Fire Protection: $60,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $46,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,150,000
    Water Utilities: $39,627,000
    Regular Highways: $38,508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,835,000
    Sewerage: $37,599,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $34,693,000
    Health - Other: $34,427,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,345,000
    Sewerage: $33,935,000
    Water Utilities: $33,517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,648,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $32,275,000
    Regular Highways: $30,545,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,083,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $29,738,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,173,000
    Health - Other: $26,629,000
    Libraries: $18,184,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,907,000
    Libraries: $16,054,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,403,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,259,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,237,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,069,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,902,000
    General - Other: $4,936,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,988,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,242,000
    Parking Facilities: $670,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $32,075,000
    Other: $14,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,481,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,385,000
    Interest on Debt: $250,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $16,000
    Other - Police Protection: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,095,000
    Other: $6,279,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,353,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,336,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,571,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,765,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,147,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,073,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,621,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,324,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,278,000
    Interest Earnings: $875,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $35,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $5,902,000
    Police Protection: $5,371,000
    Health - Other: $1,190,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,123,742,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,013,991,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,009,000
    Water Utilities: $34,331,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,293,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,141,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,098,000
    Other: $7,807,000
    Other: $7,638,000
  • Tax - Property: $266,829,000
    Property: $249,945,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $56,018,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,305,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $13,153,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $11,805,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,840,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,000,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,352,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,184,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,991,000
    Other License: $3,890,000
    Other License: $3,420,000
    Severance: $1,001,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $375,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $246,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $236,000
    Public Utility License: $130,000
    Public Utility License: $110,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $147,585,000
    : $10,172,000

Jefferson Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $100,000,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $321,820,000
    Hospital Public: $319,331,000
    Other: $119,970,000
    Other: $100,941,000
    Sewerage: $24,950,000
    Sewerage: $24,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,925,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,850,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $3,350,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,445,000
    Libraries: $1,240,000
    Police Protection: $669,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $374,013,000
    Hospitals: $327,898,000
    Police Protection: $137,821,000
    Police Protection: $135,220,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,485,000
    Local Fire Protection: $60,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $46,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,150,000
    Water Utilities: $39,627,000
    Regular Highways: $38,508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,835,000
    Sewerage: $37,599,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $34,693,000
    Health - Other: $34,427,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,345,000
    Sewerage: $33,935,000
    Water Utilities: $33,517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,648,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $32,275,000
    Regular Highways: $30,545,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,083,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $29,738,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,173,000
    Health - Other: $26,629,000
    Libraries: $18,184,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,907,000
    Libraries: $16,054,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,403,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,259,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,237,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,069,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,902,000
    General - Other: $4,936,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,988,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,242,000
    Parking Facilities: $670,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $32,075,000
    Other: $14,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,481,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,385,000
    Interest on Debt: $250,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $16,000
    Other - Police Protection: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,095,000
    Other: $6,279,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,353,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,336,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,571,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,765,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,147,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,073,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,621,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,324,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,278,000
    Interest Earnings: $875,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $35,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $5,902,000
    Police Protection: $5,371,000
    Health - Other: $1,190,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,123,742,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,013,991,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,009,000
    Water Utilities: $34,331,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,293,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,141,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,098,000
    Other: $7,807,000
    Other: $7,638,000
  • Tax - Property: $266,829,000
    Property: $249,945,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $56,018,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,305,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $13,153,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $11,805,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,840,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,000,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,352,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,184,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,991,000
    Other License: $3,890,000
    Other License: $3,420,000
    Severance: $1,001,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $375,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $246,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $236,000
    Public Utility License: $130,000
    Public Utility License: $110,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $147,585,000
    : $10,172,000

Jefferson Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $100,000,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $321,820,000
    Hospital Public: $319,331,000
    Other: $119,970,000
    Other: $100,941,000
    Sewerage: $24,950,000
    Sewerage: $24,333,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,925,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,850,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $3,350,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,445,000
    Libraries: $1,240,000
    Police Protection: $669,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $374,013,000
    Hospitals: $327,898,000
    Police Protection: $137,821,000
    Police Protection: $135,220,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,485,000
    Local Fire Protection: $60,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $46,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $45,150,000
    Water Utilities: $39,627,000
    Regular Highways: $38,508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,835,000
    Sewerage: $37,599,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,657,000
    Parks and Recreation: $34,693,000
    Health - Other: $34,427,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,345,000
    Sewerage: $33,935,000
    Water Utilities: $33,517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,648,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $32,275,000
    Regular Highways: $30,545,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,083,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $29,738,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,173,000
    Health - Other: $26,629,000
    Libraries: $18,184,000
    Transit Utilities: $17,907,000
    Libraries: $16,054,000
    Transit Utilities: $12,403,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,259,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,237,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,069,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,902,000
    General - Other: $4,936,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,988,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,242,000
    Parking Facilities: $670,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $32,075,000
    Other: $14,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,481,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,385,000
    Interest on Debt: $250,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $16,000
    Other - Police Protection: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,095,000
    Other: $6,279,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,353,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $490,038,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $42,336,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,292,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,571,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,765,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,806,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $6,147,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,073,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,621,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,324,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,278,000
    Interest Earnings: $875,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $35,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $5,902,000
    Police Protection: $5,371,000
    Health - Other: $1,190,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,123,742,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,013,991,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,009,000
    Water Utilities: $34,331,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,293,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,141,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,098,000
    Other: $7,807,000
    Other: $7,638,000
  • Tax - Property: $266,829,000
    Property: $249,945,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $56,018,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,305,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $13,153,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $11,805,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,840,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,000,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,352,000
    Amusements Sales: $4,184,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,991,000
    Other License: $3,890,000
    Other License: $3,420,000
    Severance: $1,001,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $600,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $375,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $246,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $236,000
    Public Utility License: $130,000
    Public Utility License: $110,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $147,585,000
    : $10,172,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 12,176
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,427
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 10,749
  • Number of recipients under 18: 2,479
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 7,165
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 2,532
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,855
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,655
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 123 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,464$154,6911,242$178,8005,370$167,800523$46,17844$1,155,182575$135,74820$58,700
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED46$151,457106$186,255626$160,94194$52,0960$061$118,50813$62,615
APPLICATIONS DENIED266$148,455301$152,5022,655$157,667731$37,7656$520,667227$104,97858$70,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN183$153,689214$187,8831,464$167,40483$96,5181$800,00089$118,3371$3,500,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS40$146,60073$154,932452$165,42358$65,9830$038$107,3424$90,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 110 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED198$193,500155$196,9424$170,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED60$198,28387$182,7242$54,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED43$186,32654$215,0742$133,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN20$164,50030$190,5331$110,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$179,14311$195,5450$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Jefferson, LA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Jefferson, LA - Value
Most common first names in Jefferson Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John2,34971.8 years
Joseph2,12573.0 years
Mary2,00977.6 years
James1,48069.9 years
William1,44171.6 years
Charles1,31871.7 years
Robert1,24469.0 years
George1,10273.1 years
Edward91572.1 years
Frank85573.6 years
Most common last names in Jefferson Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith82272.5 years
Williams73870.2 years
Johnson63670.3 years
Jones52970.8 years
Brown50871.1 years
Boudreaux44275.3 years
Leblanc38675.0 years
Miller35472.8 years
Hebert35374.0 years
Landry34974.6 years
Businesses in Jefferson Parish, LA
NameCountNameCount
ALDO2Kmart4
AMF Bowling1La Quinta4
AT&T15La-Z-Boy2
Abercrombie & Fitch1Lane Bryant2
Academy Sports + Outdoors3Lane Furniture3
Ace Hardware4LensCrafters1
Advance Auto Parts5Little Caesars Pizza5
Aeropostale3Long John Silver's2
American Eagle Outfitters3Lowe's4
Ann Taylor3Macy's2
Apple Store1Marriott5
Applebee's3Marshalls2
Arby's1MasterBrand Cabinets21
Ashley Furniture1Maurices1
Audi1Mazda2
AutoZone8McDonald's28
Avenue1Men's Wearhouse5
BMW1Motherhood Maternity3
Bakers2New Balance7
Banana Republic1New York & Co3
Barnes & Noble2Nike36
Baskin-Robbins8Nissan2
Bath & Body Works5Office Depot6
Bebe1OfficeMax1
Bed Bath & Beyond2Old Navy3
Best Western3Olive Garden1
Blockbuster9Outback2
Brookstone1Outback Steakhouse2
Budget Car Rental3Pac Sun2
Burger King18Papa John's Pizza8
CVS14Payless8
Cache1Penske3
Casual Male XL1PetSmart3
Catherines2Pier 1 Imports4
Charlotte Russe2Pizza Hut9
Chevrolet3Plato's Closet1
Chick-Fil-A4Popeyes18
Chico's1Pottery Barn1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Pottery Barn Kids1
Church's Chicken4Quiznos6
Circle K13RadioShack9
Clarion1Ramada1
Cold Stone Creamery1Red Lobster1
Coldwater Creek1Rite Aid11
ColorTyme1Rooms To Go3
Comfort Inn1Rue213
Comfort Suites2Ryan's Grill1
Curves5Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
DHL8SAS Shoes2
Dairy Queen2SONIC Drive-In8
Days Hotel1Sam's Club3
Days Inn1Sears9
Deb1Sephora1
Decora Cabinetry2Sheraton1
Dennys2Shoe Carnival1
Domino's Pizza8Sleep Inn3
DressBarn2Soma Intimates1
Dressbarn3Spencer Gifts1
Dunkin Donuts1Sprint Nextel9
Econo Lodge1Starbucks8
Eddie Bauer1Subaru1
Ethan Allen1Suburban1
Express2Subway21
Extended Stay America2Super 81
Famous Footwear1T-Mobile20
FedEx68T.G.I. Driday's2
Finish Line2T.J.Maxx3
Firestone Complete Auto Care5Taco Bell11
Foot Locker3Talbots1
Ford4Target2
Forever 212The Athlete's Foot5
GNC12The Limited2
GameStop10The Room Place2
Gap2Tire Kingdom5
Goodwill5Torrid2
Gymboree2Toyota3
H&R Block21Toys"R"Us5
Hilton4Travelodge1
Holiday Inn4True Value4
Hollister Co.2U-Haul10
Home Depot4UPS68
Honda2Vans3
Hot Topic2Verizon Wireless6
IHOP4Victoria's Secret3
J.Crew1Volkswagen2
JCPenney2Waffle House1
Jimmy John's1Walgreens19
JoS. A. Bank1Walmart7
Jones New York12Wendy's17
Journeys2Wet Seal2
Justice2Whole Foods Market1
KFC6YMCA1

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  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
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  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
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  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"